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[Anonymous No.20512464]

So I've been struggling to get through this for months. But recently I've just been skipping the storylines that I find boring like the one with the half-way house or featuring the tranny quebec double-agent.
Basically I'm just reading the parts with Hal or the Infinite Jest tape.
Anyone else take this approach? Or is this novel 2deep4me?

[Anonymous No.20512475]

>>20512464
It literally defines you.

[Anonymous No.20512542]

Call of the Crocodile is honestly the most entertaining meme book out there. IJ is okay but it kind of drags on and has boring parts.

[Anonymous No.20512553]

>>20512464
It literally defines you.

[Anonymous No.20512567]

The Don Gately arc is one of the most important in the novel. He’s the second most developed character after Hal and important as his counterpart/alternative. There are parts you could skip, but oftentimes crucial clues are nested in these long sidetracks. Some people feel unsatisfied with the novel’s ending, saying it lacks conclusion, but as the author says, all the clues are there. If you end up really curious about some outcome you may find yourself rereading footnotes. A resource like the IJ wiki is really helpful for this, as it gives an index of where any character or topic is mentioned in the book. It’s a wonderful read, and I assure you your effort won’t be wasted

[Anonymous No.20512574]

P.S. the drug recovery house is far mor important and less skippable than the CIA/AFR arc. Although the latter still is funny and important

[Anonymous No.20513222]

>>20512464
The half way house segments are the best and dong ately is the best character.

You can skip all the quebecois shit thou, doesnt go anywhere

[Anonymous No.20513229]

>>20512542
Please kill yourself

[Anonymous No.20513240]

>>20513222
Is this the girl that covered herself in peanut butter?

[Anonymous No.20513260]

>>20512542
This

[Anonymous No.20513971]

i thought this book was boring and stopped reading it.

[Anonymous No.20514507]

>>20513240
no

[Anonymous No.20514597]

>>20512464
>Wants to read the Infinite Jest tape parts
>Skips Marathe and Steeply

[Anonymous No.20515690]

>>20512464
I like what David Foster says in lectures , interviews, etc.. Saw this book at a friend place, open random page start reading, shits boring as fuck.

[Anonymous No.20515697]

>>20512542
CotC was insanely fun to read

[Anonymous No.20516293]

>skipping Ennet House
>skipping Steeply and Marathe
mate you may as well skip the book

[Anonymous No.20517605]

>>20512464
>is this novel 2deep4me?
Yes.
It's an "encyclopedic novel" and by skipping large portions of it you're missing the point. You might as well put it down now because you're gonna be disappointed by the ending.

[Anonymous No.20518257]

>>20512464
It literally defines you.

[Anonymous No.20518471]

>>20512464
One of the double agents commits incest, and murders her husband. If you skip it, you'll miss the blowjob chapter

[Anonymous No.20519594]

Eh, Call of the Crocodile is the best memebook. That one’s actually entertaining because of how off the rails it is.

[Anonymous No.20519606]

>>20512464
Haha yeah bro, trannies amirite? Skipping things you don't like to read is fucking based!!!!!